Effect of plastic sheet mulch, wheat straw mulch, and maize growth on water loss by evaporation in dryland areas of China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-49

  Li, S X ^a   Wang, Z H ^a   Li, S Q ^a   Gao, Y J ^a   Tian, X H ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fallow efficiency; Maize; Plastic sheet mulch; Wheat straw mulch

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTERS; DRYLAND; FALLOW PLOTS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWING PERIOD; MAIZE; MAIZE PLANTS; PLASTIC MULCH; REGRESSION EQUATION; SOIL LAYER; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL WATER; SPRING MAIZE; SUB-HUMID; WATER LOSS; WATER USE; WHEAT STRAWS;

CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PHASE TRANSITIONS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

PLASTIC SHEETS;

DRY MATTER; DRYLAND FARMING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FALLOW; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; MULCH; PLASTIC; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER; STRAW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE; WHEAT;

CHINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84870281972     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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